Category Archives: beer

Underage Drinking Cut in Half, Federal Survey Finds

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

At first blush, the latest federal figures on alcohol use are bad for the industry.  Among those 12 years old or older, 50.7% of the population drank in 2016, down from 51% of the population in 2002. But there’s good … Continue reading →

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MillerCoors to Give Away 15,000 Tickets to Brewers vs. Pirates Game

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The idea is to help boost support for the Milwaukee Brewers’s playoff push.

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Jameson Irish Whiskey Partners with Brewers for Festival

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Jameson Irish Whiskey and New York Restoration Project unveiled the first craft beer and whiskey festival – “Jameson Love Thy Neighborhood Brewery Fest” – which supports New York Restoration Project and brings together 16 American craft brewers from across the … Continue reading →

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Coors Light Celebrates 31 Years of Support of Historic Black Colleges

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Coors Light will once again be a sponsor of historically black college and university (HBCU) Football Classic season. Coors Light will create unique fan experiences at four of the premiere HBCU football classics in the country.  Coors Light

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A-B Ships 155,000 Cans of Water to Texas

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch paused production at its Cartersville, Ga., brewery, shifting production to canned emergency drinking water for shipment to victims of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey.  A-B originally said it shipped 50,000 cans, but we understand the number has grown to 155,000. “Throughout … Continue reading →

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Beer Shipments Fall 4.6% in July

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

American brewers shipped 14,413,000 barrels, a decrease of 4.6% versus July 2016 removals of 15,101,000, Beer Institute estimated.  So far this year, U.S. brewers have shipped 101,297,000 barrels, down 2% from the like year-earlier level of 103,323,967 barrels. In the … Continue reading →

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